GEORGETOWN, Guyana, , CMC – Guyana’s President David Granger has announced the reconfiguation of an executive cabinet that will lead to a renewed national effort to rebuild the economy.
By Svetlana Marshall (Guyana Chronicle)
“AS we envisage free movement of peoples, we must also address the fact that we need to protect the welfare of vulnerable groups such as non-unionised workers, workers with disabilities, youth and unskilled persons who may be exploited by unscrupulous employers,” Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence said yesterday as she addressed a CARICOM forum on the Free Movement Regimes of the Caribbean Community.
Representatives of Guyana’s private sector, employers organisations and trade unions came together Wednesday for a two day sensitisation workshop on Free Movement within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy CSME.
The workshop is expected to build awareness among the participants about the provisions of some key CSME regimes, including free movement of skills/labour and the facilitation of travel generally; the right of establishment; and the free movement of services.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Wednesday January 13, 2016 – Guyana is one of the 12 emerging destinations to visit this year, according to Business Insider UK.
The South American country is the only Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nation featured.
Broadcast journalist and photojournalist Anisha Shah explains that 2016 is all about emerging destinations.
“Wilderness, wildlife and culture; these themes will illuminate the year’s travel itineraries. Escapism and authenticity are key and nowhere offers them quite like fledgling and far-flung nations,” she said.
Warm temperatures across North America last month had some bemoaning bare slopes and a brown Christmas. Shouldn't it be colder, many asked? In truth, much.
Climate scientists have been asking the same thing for a significantly longer period of time. The whole planet should be colder—and not just because humans have spun up the planetary thermostat over the past 150 years.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Tuesday January 12, 2016 – Haiti is today marking the sixth anniversary of the deadly earthquake that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling on the international community not to stop helping the country as it still has a long way to go.
Minister Volda Lawrence made the call while joining Guyanese stakeholders from the private sector, employer organizations and trade unions on Wednesday for the opening of a sensitization workshop on free movement within the CSME.
Guyana’s Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence, has called on Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states to ensure that there are no discriminatory acts meted to persons seeking to take advantage of the privileges within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jan. 11, CMC – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency (CDEMA) will conduct a three day training course in The Bahamas to strengthen the capacity of the National Coordination Systems.
Twenty-eight technical personnel from the Bahamas National Disaster Management System will benefit from the course being done in collaboration with the National Emergency Management (NEMA) .
A representative of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and World Health Organisation (WHO) said there is no need for the country and other small island nations to consider having their own specialists to handle medical cases.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday January 11, 2016 – Health authorities in Barbados have reported eight suspected cases of the H1N1 and Zika viruses.
Minister of Health John Boyce said samples have been sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency for confirmatory testing.
And he has cautioned the population not to panic.
The minister said that although he is aware that members of the public would be concerned whenever a new disease emerged, Barbadians should use simple measures to prevent mosquito breeding around their homes, business places and communities.